It’s here; the biggest night in film is upon us – of course, we’re talking about the Academy Awards. Happy Oscars season to those who celebrate, or even care!
As with every awards show lately, this forthcoming ceremony – taking place on 28 March – has been marred in controversy. The Academy’s decision, announced last month, to slash eight categories from its live broadcast in order to save time has been met with criticism that the bigwigs are compromising the awards in the vain hope of attracting a greater audience to a shorter show. But as Edgar Wright recently put it, “No one who tunes in to watch the Oscars is doing so on the promise that it might end 30 minute earlier.”
